Self-Care
Nanalan’ Offers 3 Ways to Take Care of Yourself While Sick
Everyone’s favorite grandmotherly puppet dispenses wisdom to help you get well soon. Read More 
Self-Compassion
Calm
You Can Change Your Life by Loving Yourself
Learning to take care of your heart, to accept the pain that comes with seeing the people you love suffer, and to be okay with suffering yourself, is the true work of self-love—and it begins with the breath. Read More
Compassion
How Shame Keeps Us Hostage to Racism
When we can work with shame instead of avoiding it, we open ourselves up to opportunities for growth and healing. Read More
12 Minute Meditation
A 12-Minute Meditation for Self-Compassion and Loving-Kindness
This week, Melli O’Brien invites us to immerse ourselves in a meditation designed to soothe the nervous system and cultivate self-compassion through deep relaxation and warm, gentle affirmations. Read More
Anxiety
Please Die Soon: Finding Compassion for Unimaginable Thoughts
When someone you love is dying, there could be a secret moment, when things are really bad, when you hear yourself silently whisper the unimaginable thought: Please die soon. Say what??? It is with a brave heart, writes Elaine Smookler, that we look at this whole journey of death and make peace with the wild currents that threaten to pull us under. Read More
Anxiety
After the Funeral: When Grief is Part of Daily Life
Once all the hubbub dies down…now what? Mindfulness can help us be with our grief, and ourselves, with self-compassion. Read More
Compassion
It’s Selfish, It’s Hokey, and I’ll Lose My Edge: 3 Half-Truths About Self-Compassion
Dr. Diana Hill dives into some of the biggest misconceptions around self-compassion, and what the latest research reveals about being intentionally kind toward ourselves and others. Read More
Compassion
How to Grow From Your Regrets
Avoiding or ruminating on our regrets can ultimately make them more harmful and stop us from learning from them. The key, writes Diana Hill, is to turn to our regrets with compassion. Read More
Compassion
A Love Letter to Yourself: Self-Compassion Practice
Three mindfulness exercises to help you get out of cycles of shame and put your energy toward kindness to yourself and others. Read More
Compassion
Mindfulness for Racial Healing
Mindfulness can serve as the foundation for powerful conversations, transformational growth, and self-awareness when it comes to race and racism. Read More
Get the latest on everything mindfulness
Our free newsletter delivers updates on the science of mindfulness, guided mindfulness meditation practices from leading teachers, special offers, and rich content to support your mindful growth.